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May 7, 1875
Catoctin Clarion
Thurmont, Frederick County, Maryland
What is this article about?
A Kansas woman reports a severe grasshopper infestation on her farm, dated April 19, describing small grasshoppers covering everything, stripping plants and ruining wheat, with chinch bugs awaiting corn.
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THE GRASSHOPPER PLAGUE. - A Kansas lady writing to a friend in Chicago under date of April 19 says: I spent last Thursday at the farm, and I never saw so many grasshoppers in my life, they are very small, not a quarter of an inch in length; the planks around our flower-beds were completely covered with them, and it was impossible to walk without killing them. The rosebuds and all the plants were stripped of every leaf, and not a blade of grass was left; the wheat is completely ruined, and the chinch-bugs are waiting for the corn to come up.
What sub-type of article is it?
Disaster
Curiosity
What themes does it cover?
Catastrophe
Misfortune
Nature
What keywords are associated?
Grasshopper Plague
Kansas Infestation
Crop Destruction
Wheat Ruined
Chinch Bugs
What entities or persons were involved?
Kansas Lady
Where did it happen?
Kansas Farm
Story Details
Key Persons
Kansas Lady
Location
Kansas Farm
Event Date
April 19
Story Details
A Kansas lady describes visiting her farm where tiny grasshoppers have infested everything, covering planks, killing plants, stripping leaves from rosebuds and grass, ruining wheat, with chinch bugs poised for corn.